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Brian Meloy is a member of Leonard, Street and Deinard’s Energy practice group, where he practices out of both the firm’s Minneapolis and Washington, D.C., offices. Brian represents both public and private entities located throughout the United States in energy transactions and regulatory matters before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and state utility commissions. Brian counsels energy clients on issues related to regulatory compliance, ratemaking, market design, transmission access, generator interconnection and project development.
A focus of Brian’s FERC practice is representing electric utilities, electric power cooperatives, independent power producers and power marketers active in centralized energy markets throughout the United States at FERC. In the past year, Brian has represented market participants in major initiatives at FERC relating to the markets administered by the California Independent System Operator Corporation, ISO New England, the New York Independent System Operator and the Midwest ISO. Brian focuses his state regulatory practice on permitting wind energy conversion facilities, cost-of-service ratemaking and ongoing regulatory compliance matters.
Prior to practicing law, Brian clerked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance in Washington, D.C.
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, Public Utilities Section
Member, The District of Columbia Bar Association
Member, Energy Bar Association
Electric Regulation Committee Member
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Named an Up and Coming Attorney by Minnesota Lawyer (2007)
Leonard, Street and Deinard Legal Clinic Volunteer of the Year (2005)
EDUCATION
J.D., with high distinction, University of Iowa College of Law, 1998
Staff Writer, Journal of Gender, Race and Justice
B.A., with high distinction, University of Iowa, 1995
ADMISSIONS
State of Minnesota, 1998
District of Columbia, 2002
United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
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